When a tourist from Bangkok taps to pay in Singapore using their Thai e-wallet, few stop to consider what powers that transaction. But for Singapore-based StraitsX, the company behind the stablecoin infrastructure running in the background, that seamless experience is exactly the point. Between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the same period in 2025,…
The latest version of the crypto bill Clarity Act is in the spotlight mostly because of its stablecoin rules. In practice, it may land hardest on decentralized finance (DeFi) and tokens tied to it, according to a report by 10x Research. At the center of the proposal is a ban on offering yield — or…
Co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation, the EEZ promises synchronous composability between Ethereum mainnet and Layer 2 networks, aiming to address ecosystem fragmentation. Source link
Funding spikes and liquidations point to positioning build-up, with direction hinging on whether buyers can defend support. Source link
The crypto market tumbled to the lowest levels in more than two weeks, with bitcoin BTC$66,648.53 dropping below $67,000 and ether (ETH) closing in on $2,000. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) lost 2.2% since midnight UTC, reaching its lowest since March 9. The fall coincided with a drop in U.S. equities. Nasdaq 100 futures are…
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bearish macro headlines dominate crypto market sentiment, as they have done for most of the month, but concrete updates advancing mainstream blockchain adoption still have the ability to resonate with investors. That’s evident from the 7% gain in Canton Network’s CC token over the past 24…
Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score by cohort is signaling broad-based selling led by retail participants as bitcoin falls below $67,000. The 30-day Accumulation Trend Score, broken down by wallet cohorts, measures the relative behavior of entities accumulating or distributing coins on-chain. It combines both the size of each cohort’s holdings and their net balance change over…
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1912.59, down 2.4% (-47.98) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+0.8%) and CRO (-0.7%). Laggards: APT (-4.6%) and AAVE (-3.2%)….
Bitcoin BTC$66,500.22 may have already priced in the effects of tighter monetary policy, leaving stocks more exposed to the latest macroeconomic shocks, according to asset manager Bitwise. The firm’s comments come as the cryptocurrency continues to correct below $70,000, down more than 23.7% year-to-date. Geopolitical unrest and energy disruptions, particularly from the U.S.-Iran conflict choking…
Canada’s federal government has moved to ban cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns, shutting down a fundraising channel that appears to have seen little to no real-world use in the country’s previous elections. Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, introduced March 26, would prohibit political contributions made in BTC and other cryptoassets, as well…